Regulation 22 Age Criteria

(1)

Adult Disability Payment may be paid in respect of an individual who—

(a)

is at least 16 years of age, and

(b)

has not reached the relevant age.

(2)

In this Part, “the relevant age” means—

(a)

pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995^f1), or

(b)

if higher, 65.

(3)

Where an individual was born on 29 February, their birthday is to be taken to fall on 28 February in a year which is not a leap year.

(4)

Paragraph (1)(b) is subject to the exceptions provided in regulations 23 and 24.

Annotations

f1: 1995 c. 26. Paragraph 1 of schedule 4 was amended by paragraph 39 of schedule 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), paragraph 13 of schedule 3 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), paragraph 4 of schedule 3 of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22), section 1 of the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19) and section 26 and paragraph 30 of schedule 12 of the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19).